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Deep Space and Art Inspiration

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Image from the Satellite ; Webb Deep Space from the James Webb Space Telescope 2022 (Link to a website for more info below) When I saw the great images from the new deep space telescope, I was amazed at the art I saw! Nature's art goes beyond anything I can humbly create as an artist.  I just love the beauty and the colors are so deep and vivid in each piece. I saw things with many colors and names.  https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/techandscience/marvel-at-the-james-webb-space-telescopes-largest-image-of-the-cosmos-yet/ar-AA114b7a Although I didn't see one that looked exactly like a Genie's Lantern,  I did see some that made me think of combining deep space with magical wishes of a Genie's lantern. See the piece the Webb cam inspired:  Genie's Lantern, a piece combining magical wishes with the color spectrum and the deep space images reflected to earth via the Webb Telescope.  c2022ArtJeanee What inspires you?

ArtJeanee explains with a smile

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 H ello,   it has been a long time and so much has happened in recent years. No one blog could contain it all. It could be a book. (maybe) Speaking of books, I did put together a book during the pandemic. My mom is also an artist and had always wanted to author a book. Over the years with numerous cross-country moves much of what she wrote during her life had been lost, however she had been doing paintings with her senior center, so that is the book I made for her. She wrote three short stories for it, that reflect where she is now, not where she was. Anyhow, it was an interesting experience to publish a book for mom. I learned a lot and may do one (or more) for myself at some point. Since I graduated in Dec. 2019 with my BFA, the pandemic hit, and I had to roll with the times. I learned a lot about Bitcoin, Ethereum and NFTs. In fact, I had started a series of artworks that are coffee mandalas, specifically to make a series of NFTs. As time went on and I observed the volatili...